N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:9-4.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 10A:9-4.4 - Authority of classification committees

(a) Changes in inmate custody status within a particular correctional facility shall be made by the Institutional Classification Committee (I.C.C.).

1. In an emergency situation, or when additional information is received which negatively affects an inmate's suitability to remain in reduced custody, the inmate's custody level may be increased by order of the Administrator, Associate Administrator, Assistant Superintendent, or Correction Major.

2. Custody level changes initiated due to conditions in (a)1 above must be reviewed and approved by the I.C.C. as soon as is reasonably feasible.

(b) Reception Centers are authorized, at initial classification, to assign eligible inmates directly to full minimum custody status without the prerequisite of a successful completion of time in gang minimum custody status.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10A:9-4.4

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 998(c), effective 5/18/2015.